Doug lifted up in sound thanks On 19/04/2017 16:39, Douglas Barbour wrote: > as the sax lifted up > into a solo > the bird lifted up > to the tip > of the tallest tree > > swayed there stayed there > as dusk settled in > & that saxophone > > wove notes into > a blanket of sound > calling us in > that bird beyond the window > preened & shifted > calling us out > > > [PJ Perry is a great Canadian alto sax player whom we heard with his trio last night at a local small venue] > > > Douglas Barbour > [log in to unmask] > https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/ > > Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations 2 (UofAPress). > Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). > Listen. If (UofAPress): > > and as you read > the sea is turning its dark pages > turning > its dark pages. > > Denise Levertov